Michael Phelps Is Named a Captain on the U.S. Men’s Olympic Swim Team

July 19, 2016

Michael Phelps achieved a first heading into his fifth Olympics. He was chosen as a captain of the United States men’s swimming team.

Phelps joined the veteran sprinters Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin as captains after being voted in by team members. Phelps owns a record 22 Olympic medals, including 18 golds. Adrian and Ervin are three-time Olympians, while Phelps’s fifth Olympic berth is the most for an American male swimmer.

Serving as captains for the women’s team will be Cammile Adams, Elizabeth Beisel and Allison Schmitt. Adams is a two-time Olympian. Beisel and Schmitt will compete in their third Games.

KOSOVO HEADS TO ITS FIRST OLYMPICS Kosovo is sending eight athletes to its first Games. The Kosovo Olympic Committee introduced the eight: two swimmers, two judokas, two in athletics, one shooter and a cyclist. “For the first time, we are feeling what it means to be equal among all the other athletes,” said Besim Hasani, the head of the Kosovo Olympic Committee.

TENNIS

Bouchard Ousted in First Round

Italy’s Camila Giorgi upset fifth-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, during the first round of the Citi Open in Washington.

It was the fourth time in Bouchard’s past 10 tournaments that she had lost her opening match. Bouchard most recently reached the round of 32 at Wimbledon before losing to Dominika Cibulkova.

Bouchard battled back from a 4-1 first-set deficit to tie the score at 4-4, and then at 5-5, before Giorgi held serve and broke her to win the set.

When Bouchard was broken to fall behind, 4-2, in the second set, she threw her racket to the ground. After tightening the score to 5-4, she was broken again and lost the match.

COLLEGES

A Prize for N.C.A.A.’s Top Basketball Seed

The N.C.A.A. said the top overall seed in its men’s basketball tournament will now be able to choose where it will play in the first and second rounds.

The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee decided the geographic preferences would be made by teams in contention for the No. 1 overall seed far in advance of tournament selections.

Teams would be able to choose from eight assigned cities for the first and second rounds.

PRO BASKETBALL

Magic Guard Meeks Has Foot Surgery

Orlando said guard Jodie Meeks had surgery to stabilize the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. Meeks, acquired in a trade with the Detroit Pistons on June 29, will be out indefinitely. His return will depend on how he responds to rehabilitation.

The procedure was performed on the bone Meeks broke during last season’s second game, causing him to miss most of the season with the Pistons. Meeks had passed a physical for the Magic.

SIGNINGS The Phoenix Suns signed the veteran guard Leandro Barbosa of Brazil to a two-year, $8 million contract. Barbosa, a Brazilian, played the past two seasons with the Golden State Warriors.The Pistons signed their first-round draft pick, Henry Ellenson. The team announced the multiyear deal without providing its terms. Ellenson, who played last season as a freshman at Marquette, was selected with the No. 18 overall pick in last month’s N.B.A. draft.

PRO FOOTBALL

Raiders Extend Cornerback’s Contract

Oakland signed cornerback David Amerson to a four-year contract extension.

Amerson joined the Raiders in September 2015 on a waiver claim from the Washington Redskins, where he played from 2013-15.

In 14 games for Oakland last season, he set a single-season team record with 26 passes defensed, as well as career highs in tackles (62) and interceptions (four). Amerson also set a single-game team record when he finished with six passes defensed in a Nov. 29 win over the Tennessee Titans. He added his second career touchdown when he returned an interception 24 yards for a score in the season finale on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs.

THREE TO JOIN GIANTS’ RING OF HONOR Giants Coach Tom Coughlin, the former general manager Ernie Accorsi and the recently retired defensive end Justin Tuck will be inducted into the team’s ring of honor. The Giants said the three will be honored Nov. 14 during a halftime ceremony at MetLife Stadium during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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